Man shot dead

Published January 23, 2007

LAHORE, Jan 22: A man was shot dead allegedly by his neighbour over a monetary dispute in Baghbanpura early Monday morning. Police said Zaheer Abbas, 24, of Madina Colony, had purchased a cell phone from Waseem a few days back, but did not pay its price.

Waseem along with his brother, Kaleem, went to the house of Zaheer and demanded money which the later could not give. Following a quarrel over the issue, Waseem opened fire on Zaheer and escaped.

Zaheer sustained a head injury and died on the spot.

The police have removed the body to the city morgue for autopsy and registered a case against the accused.

SUICIDE: A teenaged girl committed suicide over a petty issue in Sabzazar on Monday.

Police said Sobya, 18, of Syedpur Stop Scheme Turn, had been asking her father to have a cable connection in the house, but her father refused to do so.

On Monday, she again had an argument with her father over the issue. Later, she confined herself in a room and took poisonous pills. She was taken to Jinnah Hospital where she died.

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